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"What's on My Plate? Bird Food?"
By: Clara Cohen    Sunday, Apr 15, 2012
Conditions: Allergies, skin rash, constipation
How I made my husband enjoy a healthy diet Are you having a tough time changing the health habits of your significant other? Almost ten years ago, I met a great guy who is now my husband. When we met, we had the love of the outdoors in common, so our dating process was filled with kayaking, hiking, mountain biking and camping in beautiful British Columbia. So we had the outdoors and traveling in common, which was fantastic, but when we decided to move in together, it wasn't an easy ride at first. Because I enjoyed cooking, I was in charge of grocery shopping and meals preparation. And because  ...Read More
"Red Wine is Great for My Health." Looking Deeper at Research & Acupuncture
By: Clara Cohen    Thursday, Apr 12, 2012
Conditions: insomnia, acupuncture, research
Have you heard? French people have very low occurrence of Cardiovascular diseases and less heart attacks than North Americans. Of course, you'veheard. Books, television, and articles basically have been telling us that even though the french diet is heavy in fat, cream and butter, their hearts are in great shape. And all because of red wine. Are you kidding me? I was born and raised in France and I can tell you, it's true! They don't die of heart attacks. Oh no, they all get liver failure and lung cancer, instead!So much better. The instance of Lung, and throat cancer in France is enormous: ...Read More
The Worried Mother & the Sad Puppy - How Emotions can Make You Sick (Part 2)
By: Clara Cohen    Saturday, Mar 31, 2012
Conditions: Anxiety, depression, IBS, bloating, fatigue, low immune system
How Emotions can make you sick (part 2) Growing up I had two best friends with whom I have shared laughter, jokes, travels and many adventures. Now, when I go back to France to visit, I see them both. Marie is a married mother of 2 and works at a bank. Christelle is single and lives at home with her ill parents. I spent a whole day at our hometown outdoor pool with them last summer, and was surprised at whom they had become (Not that I"m perfect, far from it, but luckily, this isn't about me). Marie is now constantly worried about her kids and won't let them do anything: she's overprotective ...Read More
The Angry Drunk & the Bed Wetter - How Emotions can Make You Sick
By: Clara Cohen    Friday, Mar 23, 2012
Conditions: Depression, Low self-esteem, anxiety, anger, fear, headaches, bed wetting
Many people when drinking turn into someone else. Some become more flirty, others laugh a lot, or fall asleep (That would be me), but quite a few become angry. Growing up in France, wine was the drink of choice. My next door neighbour was an angry drunk. He used to come home from the bar, and trash furniture while shouting obscenities. He did hit his wife as well, unfortunately. His daughter was terrified of him and until she was 12, was loosing bladder control at night. She was a bed wetter. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) sees emotions as a major cause of illness and each emotion relates  ...Read More
Meditation Fights Cancer and Promotes Longevity
By: Isaac Eliaz    Monday, Mar 19, 2012
Calmly meditating produces exciting, beneficial effects on your body. It can protect your DNA against cancer-promoting genetic developments and free you from everyday stresses and distractions. That’s why meditation is one of the most powerful, but often neglected, tools for maintaining optimal health. Physical Vitality Most of us don’t think of meditation as being important in maintaining physical vitality. We know that healthy diet, proper supplementation, regular exercise, and a positive social support system are important for our health on all levels — physical, ...Read More
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Norwegian and Danish Hospitals - Part 2
By: VitalityLink Finder    Thursday, Mar 15, 2012
Conditions: pain
Laila J Salomonsen(1), Lasse Skovgaard(3),(2), Søren la Cour(2), Lisbeth Nyborg(1), Laila Launsø(1) and Vinjar Fønnebø(1) BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011, 11:4 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-4 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/4 Received:19 June 2010Accepted:18 January 2011Published:18 January 2011 © 2011 Salomonsen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ...Read More
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Norwegian and Danish Hospitals - Part 1
By: VitalityLink Finder    Thursday, Mar 15, 2012
Conditions: pain
Laila J Salomonsen(1), Lasse Skovgaard(3),(2), Søren la Cour(2), Lisbeth Nyborg(1), Laila Launsø(1) and Vinjar Fønnebø(1) BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011, 11:4 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-4 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/4 Received:19 June 2010Accepted:18 January 2011Published:18 January 2011 © 2011 Salomonsen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ...Read More
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Norwegian and Danish Hospitals
By: VitalityLink Finder    Thursday, Mar 15, 2012
Conditions: pain
Laila J Salomonsen(1), Lasse Skovgaard(3),(2), Søren la Cour(2), Lisbeth Nyborg(1), Laila Launsø(1) and Vinjar Fønnebø(1) BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2011, 11:4 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-4 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/4 Received:19 June 2010 Accepted:18 January 2011 Published:18 January 2011 © 2011 Salomonsen et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ...Read More
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Norwegian and Danish Hospitals - Figure 1
By: VitalityLink Finder    Thursday, Mar 15, 2012
Conditions: pain
Figure 1. % of hospitals reporting use of CAM. Year of start-up for the Norwegian (N) and Danish (DK) hospitals that reportedly offered CAM in 2008. The blue line shows the number of hospitals in Norway that either offer acupuncture or in addition also other treatments. The green line shows the number of hospitals that only give other kind of treatments than acupuncture. Other therapy forms are listed below Table 2. The red line shows the number of hospitals in Denmark that offer acupuncture. Norway, total respondents = 99, Denmark, total respondents = 126. Salomonsen et al. BMC Complementary  ...Read More
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine at Norwegian and Danish Hospitals - Table 5
By: VitalityLink Finder    Thursday, Mar 15, 2012
Conditions: pain
Table 5 Indications for offering CAM. Indication Norway Denmark Acupuncture Pain: Back pain, pain in neck/shoulder/muscles/joints/stomach/pelvic region, headache, migraine, sciatic pain Pain: pelvic pain, muscular pain or chronic pain like sciatic pain, For pregnancy/giving birth: retended placenta, inadequate milk production, tension, induction of birth, ovum harvesting, nausea, vomiting, infertility, pain For pregnancy/giving birth: nausea, ovum harvesting, infertility, pain Other: insomnia, arthritis, post-operative and chemotherapy-induced nausea, anxiety, diabetes and relaxation Other: ...Read More